Patent classifications
G01N15/0826
High-Pressure Helium Shale Porosity Testing Device and Method
The present disclosure provides a high-pressure helium shale porosity testing device and method. The device comprises a reference cylinder, a pressure cylinder, a sample cylinder, a differential pressure sensor, a pressure gauge, an venting and vacuumizing system, a temperature control system and a tubing and valve system, wherein the reference cylinder is respectively connected with a helium source, the pressure cylinder and the sample cylinder through the tubing and valve system, the differential pressure sensor is configured to measure changes of pressure difference between the sample cylinder and the pressure cylinder, the pressure gauge is configured to measure pressure at the pressure cylinder, the sample cylinder is further connected with the venting and vacuumizing system through the tubing and valve system, and the temperature control system is used for controlling the temperature of the whole device.
Determining matrix permeability of subsurface formations
Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining permeability of subsurface formations are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: positioning a sample of the subsurface formation in a measurement cell, fluidly connecting an inlet and an outlet of the sample to an upstream reservoir and a downstream reservoir, respectively, flowing a fluid through the sample from the upstream reservoir to the downstream reservoir, measuring changes of an upstream pressure associated with the upstream reservoir and a downstream pressure associated with the downstream reservoir in a measurement time period, and determining a matrix permeability of the subsurface formation based on measurement data before the upstream pressure and the downstream pressure merge at a merging time point.
Method for Predicting Soil Hydraulic Properties Based on Upward Infiltration Experiment of Cutting Ring Soil Sample
The present disclosure relates to a method for predicting soil hydraulic properties based on an upward infiltration experiment of a cutting ring soil sample. According to the new design approach, based on an inverse process of one-dimensional water upward infiltration analytical solution of homogeneous dry soils under a boundary condition of a constant pressure, by recording the data regarding cumulative infiltration amounts and infiltration times during the upward infiltration process of the cutting ring soil sample and a time for the wetting front to reach the upper surface of the cutting ring soil sample, a saturated hydraulic conductivity of the cutting ring soil sample is measured, and the soil hydraulic properties are quickly obtained. The present disclosure overcomes the defects that the methods in the prior art for measuring soil hydraulic properties are time consuming, low in efficiency, and not suitable for rapid acquisition of large area in the field, avoids the problems of multiple solutions and non-convergence of parameters, and improves the efficiency of acquiring soil hydraulic properties, thereby providing an effective means for the investigation of soil hydraulic properties in a large area in the field.
4D quantitative and intelligent diagnosis method and system for spatio-temporal evolution of oil-gas reservoir damage types and extent
A 4D quantitative and intelligent diagnosis method for spatio-temporal evolution of oil-gas reservoir damage types and extent includes: determining a characteristic parameter characterizing reservoir damage by each of a plurality of factors based on a spatio-temporal evolution simulation equation of reservoir damage by each of the plurality of factors; and determining an effective characteristic parameter characterizing the damage extent of the reservoir based on the characteristic parameter characterizing reservoir damage by each of the plurality of factors. The method quantitatively simulate the characteristic parameters of reservoir damage caused by the various factors and a total characteristic parameter of the reservoir damage.
CALCULATION-BASED VEHICLE CABIN FILTRATION PERFORMANCE
A method for determining a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) passenger cabin air filter filtration performance includes determining a vehicle-exterior atmospheric particulate contaminant concentration, a passenger cabin air filter efficiency, and an HVAC airflow rate. The passenger cabin particulate contaminant concentration is calculated from the determined atmospheric particulate contaminant concentration, passenger cabin air filter efficiency, and HVAC airflow rate.
ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING THE INFLOW/OUTFLOW OF INJECTION RESIN AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING SUCH A DEVICE
An ultrasonic device to characterize the flow of resin entering and exiting an injection mold during the phase of impregnation, by the resin, of a preform contained in the mold. The device includes two ultrasonic sensors arranged respectively in the vicinity of the inlet port where the resin enters the mold and in the vicinity of the outlet port where the resin exits the mold. Each sensor emits an ultrasonic wave towards the end of the mold in the vicinity of which it is positioned, and receives the ultrasonic wave reflected by the medium. Preferably, the device determines the stabilization of the flow of resin passing through the mold based on the signals received by the sensors. A method for implementing the device to determine the completeness of the operation of impregnating, with resin, a preform positioned in an injection mold into which the resin is introduced.
TONER
A toner comprises a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester, wherein the amorphous polyester contains an amorphous polyester 1, the amorphous polyester contains a tin compound and a titanium compound, a Sn/Ti abundance ratio between Sn and Ti in the amorphous polyester according to x-ray fluorescence analysis is 20/80 to 80/20, and a weight-average molecular weight Mw1 of the amorphous polyester 1 according to measurement by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is Mw1<7,000.
Method for estimation of fluid storage capacity of rock samples and other porous materials under effective stress
The system includes a gas tank. A reference volume is fluidly coupled to the gas tank. A coreholder fluidly is coupled to the reference volume. A sample is disposed in the coreholder. A fluid pump is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. A first pressure transducer is fluidly coupled between the fluid pump and the coreholder. The first pressure transducer measures a confining pressure. A second pressure transducer is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. The second pressure transducer measures upstream pressure within the coreholder.
Single Stage MICP Measurement Method and Apparatus
A single stage high pressure mercury injection capillary pressure measurement apparatus includes a sample sub-assembly, a transducer sub-assembly a hydraulic intensifier, and a gas cylinder. The sample sub-assembly includes a casing having walls defining an interior volume, a penetrometer arranged in the casing, the penetrometer having walls defining a sample volume, an annular space defined between the walls of the casing and the walls of the penetrometer, and a common chamber fluidly connected to the annular space by a fluid line and to the sample volume of the penetrometer by a tubing. The transducer sub-assembly is fluidly connected to the sample sub-assembly via the common chamber and includes a plurality of high-pressure transducers a plurality of low-pressure transducers. The hydraulic intensifier is fluidly connected to the common chamber and is configured to apply a high pressure to the annular space.
DETERMINING ROCK PROPERTIES
A method for determining a rock property includes positioning a core sample in a core sample assembly that is enclosed in a pressurized container with a flow inlet, a flow outlet, and a pressurized fluid inlet fluidly coupled to a pressurized fluid reservoir that includes a pressurized fluid pump; sequentially performing at least three test operations on the core sample; at each of the at least three test operations, measuring an inlet pressure at the flow inlet, measuring an outlet pressure at the flow outlet, and measuring a confining pressure within the pressurized container; and determining a permeability of the core sample based at least in part on at least one of the measured inlet pressures, at least one of the measured outlet pressures, and at least one of the measured confining pressures.